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Public Advocate discusses recidivism and crime rate trends
0:44:15
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Jumaane Williams addresses concerns about recidivism rates and puts recent crime trends into a broader context.
- Questions the focus on recidivism rates since 2018, suggesting a need for longer-term data
- Points out that crime and recidivism rates have increased nationally post-pandemic
- Argues that local laws are not the primary cause of rising crime or recidivism
- Highlights Buffalo as an example of a city experiencing historic drops in violent crime
- Mentions that judges often don't use all bail options available to them
Jumaane Williams
0:44:15
I'm also interested to see what recidivism is doing across the nation just like violence and crime across the nation that occurred after the pandemic raised and our our laws had nothing to do with rising crime or recidivism across the nation.
0:44:29
And there are places in the state like Buffalo that are seeing historic drops in shootings and murders as well.
0:44:36
We also know that many times judges were not setting some of the veils that they had available to them, had nothing to do with the law.
0:44:45
We should be pushing to invest in other things because inevitably this is it happens every single time and it will happen now.